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last updated 10/5/09
http://callofduty.wikia.com/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Modern_Warfare_2 (All credit should go here. Nearly all of the info in these two posts come from here)
http://modernwarfare2.infinityward.com/
Videos:
Modern Warfare 2 Infamy Trailer
YouTube|Gamersyde
Modern Warfare 2 Worldwide Reveal Trailer
YouTube|Gamersyde
Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition Unboxing
YouTube
Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer AC130
YouTube|Gamersyde
E3 2009: Modern Warfare 2
YouTube
MW2 special ops. leaked footage from retailer convention
YouTube
MW2 single player leaked footage from retailer convention
YouTube
Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Gameplay Uncut: Flag Runner
YouTube|Gamersyde
Press Event for Multiplayer Reveal
GameTrailers
10 Minute Multiplayer Favela Gameplay (Cam)
YouTube
Hands on Multiplayer Preview
Giant Bomb
First Modern Warfare Leaked Mission (Cam & Spoilers)
Youtube
Release Date:
Platforms: 360, PS3, Windows.
Achievement List|Tropy List: 360/PS3
Special Editions:
Retail editions and spin-offs
Modern Warfare 2: Prestige EditionThe game will be released in three different editions: Regular, Hardened, and Prestige:
Regular - Only comes with the game disc and manual in a standard plastic case. It will cost £45/$60. This is the only version available for the PC.
Hardened - Comes with the game disc and the manual, along with an art book, a steel case, and a code to download the original Call of Duty game. It will cost £60/$80.
Prestige - Includes all content of the Hardened Edition, as well as fully-functional night vision goggles imprinted with the Modern Warfare 2 logo and a sculpted head stand of "Soap" MacTavish. It will cost £115/$150. It is supposedly sold out in the UK and Australia.
Aside from the main console versions, two other Call of Duty games will be released alongside Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on November 10, 2009. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized is a Nintendo DS companion narrative game to Modern Warfare 2, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is a Treyarch-converted Wii port of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. A limited edition 360 console edition has also been announced for $399
Elite 250GB Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition
Prestige Edition
Hardened Edition
Regular Edition
Officially Released Marketing Screenshots/BullShots
ScreenCaps from the Videos released so far
GIF's (Don't be an ass and repost these in other threads. It's annoying!)
Campaign Info known so far (DON'T READ IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SPOILERS)
Modern Warfare 2 is set several years after the conclusion of Call of Duty 4. The radical Russian Ultranationalist organization has returned to prominence under the leadership of Vladimir Makarov, a former associate of Imran Zakhaev with his own ambitions. Makarov has publicized Zakhaev's death as an act of martyrdom to garner support for his cause, enabling him to build a strong power base in Russia over the years. Fearful of Makarov's growing influence, the global community established Task Force 141 to counter the threat posed by the resurgent Ultranationalists.
During the single-player campaign, the player will take on the role of Sergeant Gary "Roach" Sanderson, a young member of an elite, multinational commando unit known as Task Force 141. The player character in Call of Duty 4, Sergeant John "Soap" MacTavish, returns as a non-playable character; promoted to captain in the Special Air Service, MacTavish is now the head of the Task Force and Sanderson's superior officer. A third member of the Task Force is Ghost, a mysterious character who conceals his face with a skull-imprinted balaclava.
Characters:
Sergeant Gary "Roach" Sanderson will be a playable character.
Captain "Soap" MacTavish (a playable character from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare) will return as a non-playable character. He has a mohawk and a model of his head will be sold with the prestige edition.
Vladimir Makarov will be the new leader of the Ultranationalists and the main villain of the game, following the footsteps of Imran Zakhaev. His image is previously unknown.
Major Petrov is the airfield commander in the level Cliffhanger and was probably killed as Roach and Soap eliminate all the enimies at the hangar unless he wasn't in your line of sight.
"Ghost" will be a character part of Task Force 141 and will also be included in the Modern Warfare 2: Ghost six part comic series. He wears red ski goggles/sunglasses and a skull patterned face covering.
Royce is a character seen in the Rio de Janiero video. Not much is known about him at the moment, but he is probably a member of Task Force 141. Judging by his accent, he is American.
Rojas is an arms dealer located in Rio De Janiero. He wears a brown T shirt and 3 quarter pants. He is seen in the Worldwide trailer.
"Meat" is a character briefly seen and heard in the Rio De Janiero video. At about 0:45 in the video you can hear one of your squadmates say "Meat, get these civvies out of here", at which point Meat begins yelling at them in Portuguese. Very little else is known about him. When he says "Roger that" it seems his accent is American. He may be the man who wears a helmet.
Unidentified American member of Task Force 141 is a character in Task Force 141 and seen in the Worldwide trailer rappeling up a helicopter from a castle. He is big and has a shaven head. The trailer proves he is American because he has an American flag on his arm.
Faust is a character who is an associate of Rojas seen in the Rio De Janiero level. He is shot in the leg by Roach.
NPCs will carry customized weaponry, similar to custom classes made by players in multiplayer. A number of combinations were seen in the '09 E3 Demo, including AK-47s with ACOG Scope and FAMAS with Red Dot Sight. In response to questions about the length of the single-player campaign, Infinity Ward CCO Jason West stated that Modern Warfare 2 would not be longer than the 6-10 hour-long campaign of Call of Duty 4. Mission settings in the game will include Russia, a military base in Kazakhstan, a desert area in Afghanistan, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Special Ops Mode Info known so far
A new Special Ops mode will include two-player cooperative play. Special Ops mode will include 23 action missions similar to Mile High Club which will be more difficult than normal campaign missions and will not be related to the main storyline. It will supposedly pick out certain parts of the single player campaign that "work well with co-op". Missions are unlocked by earning stars, which are acquired by playing levels at certain difficulties. Regular difficulty earns one star, hardened earns two, and veteran earns three. Missions will be divided by groups, called Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, and Echo, the last said to be the hardest. Within the groups there are types of missions such as "Breach and Clear" and "Elimination". There will even be special enemy types, such as those using riot shields, or even Special Ops exclusive "Juggernauts" wearing heavy armor. The general Spec Ops missions fall into the following categories.
Assault Sends you through a level to take down targets while avoiding civilians
Stealth Has you sneak past enemies
Wave Defense Spawns five increasingly harder waves just like GoW2s Horde Mode
Elimination Drops you into a level with a set number of spawning enemies
Snowmobile Time Trials Get to the finish line as quick as possible
Snowmobile Combat Race against, and shoot your friend
AC-130 One man in the gunship handles fire support, while one man on the ground has a laser sight on his rifle calling down death from above.
The known list of spec missions names currently are:
01. Breach and Clear
02. O Cristo Redentor
03. Sniper Fi
04. Hidden
05. Suspension
06. Body Count
07. Acceptable Losses
08. Bomb Squad
09. Estate Takedown
10. Time Trial
11. The PIt
12. Snatch & Grab
13. Terminal
14. Wreckage
15. Overwatch
16. Big Brother
17. Evasion
18. Race
19. Homeland Security
20. Wardriving
Multiplayer Game Modes known so far
Free-For-All
Capture The Flag (New to Modern Warfare series)
Team Deathmatch
Search and Destroy
Domination
Demolition (New)
Ground War
Multiplayer maps known so far
Afghan: A cliff and system of caves in the Afghani desert with airplane wreckage in the middle
Favela: An urban slum in Rio de Janeiro with many buildings and a more prevalent element of vertical, multi-leveled gameplay
Highrise: A construction site atop an unfinished building with offices on either side and a helipad in the middle
Derail
Estate
Quarry
Wasteland
Invasion
Underpass
Rust
Terminal
Scrapyard
Skidrow
Sub Base
Uprise
Rundown
Karachi
Multiplayer Factions known so far
Faction Name: Army Rangers
Faction Info: A military Special Forces Unit of the United States Army. The Regiment is composed of rapidly-deployable light infantry forces with specialized skills that enable them to perform a variety of special operations missions.
Faction Name: Op For
Faction Info: An opposing enemy force
Faction Name: Task Force 141
Faction Info: A multinational grouping of military units or forces for the performance of a specific operation or assignment.
Faction Name: Spetsnaz/Ultranationallist
Faction Info: Russian Army Special Forces, are the original Spetsnaz and are generally considered the best trained units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
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